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About Me

While most people know me as the host of the long-running Psychedelic Salon podcast, I prefer to think of myself as a writer. Although I have several books listed on Amazon, most of my work has never been published. But now I am working on a new type of autobiography, the first volume of which I have already placed into the Public Domain and dedicated, by name, to my supporters here on Patreon. So rather than selling my books and accepting advertising for the podcasts from the salon, I'm asking you to become a part of these projects and send me a dollar or more each month so that together we can give these podcasts and books away free for. (Also see: More About Me
- at the page bottom).

How Patreon Works

Most likely already know about
Kickstarter, which is essentially a crowd-funding platform for
specific projects of all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately, that isn't
actually a very good fit for some of us starving artists. However, Patreon has
now organized a way for
patrons of musicians, artists, writers, and other
creators
to come together and collectively provide their favorite artists with a more steady form of income.

And while a pledge of just $2 a month
may not seem like a lot to you, it can actually make a noticeable
difference in an artist's life. For example, I do most of the cooking
in our family, and so a pledge of $2 a month by you will allow me
to take my wife out to eat once a year, and it will give me that night
off from my cooking chores.

So these small pledges that are made
here through Patreon can really add up. And, BTW, you can always stop
or change your monthly payments at any time.

What you will receive as a patron of mine.

ALL SUPPORTERS, no
matter what level of monthly contribution is selected, are invited to
attend the LIVE Psychedelic Salon Monday Night video conferences on
Zoom.us. These one and
a half hour sessions are a great place to get to know a few of the
other patrons as well as to hang out with Lorenzo. Over time, these
weekly sessions will be where larger conferences for the entire
salon, complete with several speakers, will take place. Already one
of these conversations has been turned into a podcast.

ALL SUPPORTERS also receive a private RSS feed, which will carry all
Salon 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 podcasts. Additionally your private feed will
carry other audio treats from time to time.

Additionally,
as a
SUPPORTER, for a
contribution of $1/month or more, you will receive access to the text
version of my
patron-only release of new stories
that will make up my new book, "Lorenzo's Chronicles: Volume 2".
Additionally, you will be able to participate in my Patreon Community
where you can add your comments about what I've written so far.

As a
PATRON,
for a contribution of $5/month, in addition to receiving everything
mentioned above for Supporters, your name will appear as a Patron in
the final edition of Volume 2 of The Chronicles of Lorenzo.

What is a Postmodern Autobiography?

On my 74th birthday I decided that each day during the next 12
months I would write a paragraph or more about something that I've
done or experienced along the way in this life. It is now 2018, and
Volume 1 of
Lorenzo's Chronicles is complete and available
for free downloads. Here is a link where you can go to download your
own free copy of Volume 1:
https://lorenzohagerty.com/freebooks/

Lorenzo studying for the Texas bar exam in 1972.

One of the things that I've realized as I worked on this series of books
is that this is a very easy and simple way for all of us to preserve a
few little bits about our lives that our distant descendants may one day
enjoy reading. For instance, wouldn't you like to know what your great
great grandmother did for entertainment? What about your grandfather's
boyhood adventures, wouldn't it be fun to know a few of them? And with
these little stories, wouldn't you have a better picture of the stories
that make up your family history? In our community discussion section
I'll be sharing a few tips that I have learned since beginning this
process, and hopefully I will also create a spark in you to do something
similar.

More About Me:

If you want to get a
quick overview of what I've been up to during my first seventy years,
the following 15 minute video will bring you almost up to date. It will also give you an idea of what some of my stories are about. Perhaps it will even spark a few ideas of your own so that you can request a particular story through the polls that I will be periodically conducting here on Patreon.

Questions?

As our community grows,
I'm sure that there will be some questions that turn into our own
Frequently Asked Questions section, which you will find in your
community tab.

Thank You!

I want to thank you for taking your time to make it all the way down to the bottom of this page. Hopefully that means that you are interested in joining us. I look forward to welcoming you to our little community.

Goals

320 of 500 patrons

I am looking for the bedrock of the Psychedelic Salon.

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About Me

While most people know me as the host of the long-running Psychedelic Salon podcast, I prefer to think of myself as a writer. Although I have several books listed on Amazon, most of my work has never been published. But now I am working on a new type of autobiography, the first volume of which I have already placed into the Public Domain and dedicated, by name, to my supporters here on Patreon. So rather than selling my books and accepting advertising for the podcasts from the salon, I'm asking you to become a part of these projects and send me a dollar or more each month so that together we can give these podcasts and books away free for. (Also see: More About Me
- at the page bottom).

How Patreon Works

Most likely already know about
Kickstarter, which is essentially a crowd-funding platform for
specific projects of all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately, that isn't
actually a very good fit for some of us starving artists. However, Patreon has
now organized a way for
patrons of musicians, artists, writers, and other
creators
to come together and collectively provide their favorite artists with a more steady form of income.

And while a pledge of just $2 a month
may not seem like a lot to you, it can actually make a noticeable
difference in an artist's life. For example, I do most of the cooking
in our family, and so a pledge of $2 a month by you will allow me
to take my wife out to eat once a year, and it will give me that night
off from my cooking chores.

So these small pledges that are made
here through Patreon can really add up. And, BTW, you can always stop
or change your monthly payments at any time.

What you will receive as a patron of mine.

ALL SUPPORTERS, no
matter what level of monthly contribution is selected, are invited to
attend the LIVE Psychedelic Salon Monday Night video conferences on
Zoom.us. These one and
a half hour sessions are a great place to get to know a few of the
other patrons as well as to hang out with Lorenzo. Over time, these
weekly sessions will be where larger conferences for the entire
salon, complete with several speakers, will take place. Already one
of these conversations has been turned into a podcast.

ALL SUPPORTERS also receive a private RSS feed, which will carry all
Salon 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 podcasts. Additionally your private feed will
carry other audio treats from time to time.

Additionally,
as a
SUPPORTER, for a
contribution of $1/month or more, you will receive access to the text
version of my
patron-only release of new stories
that will make up my new book, "Lorenzo's Chronicles: Volume 2".
Additionally, you will be able to participate in my Patreon Community
where you can add your comments about what I've written so far.

As a
PATRON,
for a contribution of $5/month, in addition to receiving everything
mentioned above for Supporters, your name will appear as a Patron in
the final edition of Volume 2 of The Chronicles of Lorenzo.

What is a Postmodern Autobiography?

On my 74th birthday I decided that each day during the next 12
months I would write a paragraph or more about something that I've
done or experienced along the way in this life. It is now 2018, and
Volume 1 of
Lorenzo's Chronicles is complete and available
for free downloads. Here is a link where you can go to download your
own free copy of Volume 1:
https://lorenzohagerty.com/freebooks/

Lorenzo studying for the Texas bar exam in 1972.

One of the things that I've realized as I worked on this series of books
is that this is a very easy and simple way for all of us to preserve a
few little bits about our lives that our distant descendants may one day
enjoy reading. For instance, wouldn't you like to know what your great
great grandmother did for entertainment? What about your grandfather's
boyhood adventures, wouldn't it be fun to know a few of them? And with
these little stories, wouldn't you have a better picture of the stories
that make up your family history? In our community discussion section
I'll be sharing a few tips that I have learned since beginning this
process, and hopefully I will also create a spark in you to do something
similar.

More About Me:

If you want to get a
quick overview of what I've been up to during my first seventy years,
the following 15 minute video will bring you almost up to date. It will also give you an idea of what some of my stories are about. Perhaps it will even spark a few ideas of your own so that you can request a particular story through the polls that I will be periodically conducting here on Patreon.

Questions?

As our community grows,
I'm sure that there will be some questions that turn into our own
Frequently Asked Questions section, which you will find in your
community tab.

Thank You!

I want to thank you for taking your time to make it all the way down to the bottom of this page. Hopefully that means that you are interested in joining us. I look forward to welcoming you to our little community.